"I think Albert is perfect -- I call him Albert P. Pujols for Albert Perfect Pujols -- but I don't think that I would ever endorse a contract beyond six years, tops."

La Russa called the contract "scary" and "dangerous" and said it would've been too big of a committment for him to make if he was the Angels' manager:

"It's one of the dangers in our game when an organization is pushed beyond something -- five or six (years) is a big commitment -- when you go longer I think it's scary and dangerous."

Pujols got off to a curiously slow start at the start of his first season with the Angels, failing to record a home run until the beginning of May. Currently, he is batting .288 with 30 homers and 102 RBIs.